EPTIts intense
Getting Over SC2 1v1 Anxiety? - Page 4
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RiceMuncher
Australia138 Posts
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ScythedBlade
308 Posts
Instead of "caring" about your ladder, think of the ladder as just your "high score". Meanwhile, take every ladder game as practice. Just go into 1v1 as "Oh, I want to practice some hand speed". Don't go into it thinking I lose, or I win. It's more like, practicing as if you were under real circumstances~ | ||
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exitusnow1
23 Posts
The same goes for starcraft but for me personally i feel sc2 takes so much effort out of me in just even one game that i dont care to play the 1000 games or whatever to fix it. i maybe play 1-2 games a week but watch sc2 everyday (streams//gsl) for hours. So if your able to play over and over with your nerves then you should easily over come them. I have read a thread here tho about how the adrenaline and nerve issues while playing and sitting for a long time is extremely bad for your health so try and take your games slow with no care in the world to keep calm. | ||
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Grebliv
Iceland800 Posts
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blizzind
United States642 Posts
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Skew
United States1019 Posts
On November 30 2010 18:51 crappen wrote:So the real question for me is, what does the pro do? I saw Jinro was pretty nervous at MLG, having really cold hand (although it was pretty fucking cold there as well). But at GSL f.ex, you see pros so calm, Nestea seems to relax even being under 0-2 in the finals. How does he do this? More important, how can I/we start to incorporate this kind of mental relaxasation that these guys can do in the worlds most competive sc2 scene? im sure a lot of them are using beta blockers and benzos for events that important | ||
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HollowLord
United States3862 Posts
On November 30 2010 17:25 Animostas wrote: Something Day9 said that really worked for me is to just say out loud, "I am fucking TERRIFIED of laddering." and then just hitting the Find Match button. This actually works for me too. I got hella anxious when I first realized your Win/Loss ratio would be emblazoned on a giant fucking plaque that everyone would see. | ||
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Gorguts
Canada254 Posts
Look: http://sc2ranks.com/ 7/10 of the top 10 ladder players in the world have between 52%-56% ratios!! if all of your games were n00bs that you steamrolled, you wouldn't get much better. losing teaches you tons about the game, you just have to come back stronger after each loss. | ||
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Lalgee
United Kingdom65 Posts
 Now I can easily play 40 games in a day, and haven't had a day where I've played less than 20 games in about a month! | ||
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machination
United States175 Posts
I had an issue with ladder anxiety a while back, but have now played close to 1000 ladder games across all brackets. For me it was about realizing that caring about W:L ratio on ladder over improving your skill and ability to play the game at a continuously higher level is pointless. | ||
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PROJECTILE
United States226 Posts
On November 30 2010 22:17 Skew wrote: im sure a lot of them are using beta blockers and benzos for events that important I'm still totally surprised that people with nerve issues haven't investigated these types of things. If I were playing competitively I would totally be all over beta blockers. | ||
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anfionn
Ireland28 Posts
I no longer have nerves, the worst has happened And its not so bad! NB: 80% win ratio in silver, I will crawl back! | ||
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tuukster
Finland114 Posts
When you lose and learn that there are things you need to work on, I suggest you pick just one thing. In StarCraft, it's too easy to see ALL the mistakes you made due to replays and such. That can make you feel miserable and powerless, so it's better to just pick ONE and work on it until it's fixed. I'm certain that if people stopped watching replays of themselves, they wouldn't feel so stressed out. When you constantly go over your mistakes again and again, it's no wonder that people don't wanna play anymore, since playing a game will almost become a synonyme for "making mistakes". Watching replays is of course a very powerful tool for learning, but I'm sure that most people already know what they did wrong right after the match ends. No need to watch the replay afterwards. I also gotta emphasize the importance of practice. The anxiety mostly comes from the feeling that you don't know what's gonna happen. Well, you can't control what the opponent is gonna do, but you can sure as hell decide what you are gonna do. If you feel insecure about your gameplay, then go practice! Build orders, micro and macro mechanics, etc... Confidence in your own play will make the anxiety go away. | ||
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SilverPotato
United States560 Posts
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Zumms
United States30 Posts
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CherubDown
United States171 Posts
I recommend playing more often - and if time does not permit, at least play consistently throughout the week. You'll eventually lose the fear of losing. Because you're going to lose a lot regardless of your rank, the only option is to get used to it. That being said, it's just a game. Realize that your record don't mean shit and nobody cares but you about it. (in all seriousness, nobody cares about your record but you) With that in mind, you should feel confident and enjoy playing StarCraft. | ||
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Jayson X
Switzerland2431 Posts
On November 30 2010 22:08 blizzind wrote: Try just losing a ton of games on purpose. Just insta leave like 10 games in a row. You need to get used to the idea that losing is normal and that your ladder rank means nothing. Only then you'll be free to become great. What bad advice. And then what rinse and repeat? It's perfectly ok to care about winning or loosing and even about your rank even if it's just an illusion. Anxiety comes from not knowing what's going to happen that's why knowing strategy and reading your opponent is so important. There is nothing worse than to get rolled and not understand why and what lead to that point. Once you know what's going on and you know you are in control of your situation, playing with a goal, be that a certain timing for instance, your brain will focus. I see this alot with players that are clearly worse than their opponent, they get nervous even in the most casual practice environment. What they should be doing is focus on what's going on and learn from that experience. There is simply nothing better to get stomped by a very strong refined push. You note the timing, you learn how to defeat it / hold it and you will be surprised how next time someone tries the exact same push on you only not that refined you crush it. Worst case scenario in any game is you learn something new. | ||
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nihoh
Australia978 Posts
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Cerebrate.Monthly
United States21 Posts
My Cure was this: I literally tanked my record by quitting out of a TON of games (biting my lip a bit as this was something drastic) then did a quick climb through the lower MMR matches as a sort of smurf. It took about 100 games to get to playing similarly skilled players that I was being matched with before and ever since then I have no anxiety because I know I already took the importance of the 'record' out of the equation for myself. Force yourself to play for 'enjoyment', not for some e-pride and I personally will guarantee you will like the game a lot more (Screw what people think  ) | ||
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AlexDeLarge
Romania218 Posts
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